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Hi,
first post so apologies if something is not correct. I'm looking to buy a vintage Seamaster but i am not really familiar with the world of vintage omega. The one in the pics should be a 1971 and comes from a dealer with all positive reviews, fully serviced and with a 12 month warranty and 30 days return policy. I'd like some advice on what would be a fair price and if something looks off from the pics.
Many thanks
 
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Hi and welcome

I'm sure the more experienced members will chime in, but if I had to venture a guess, I would say the dial looks correct comparing with other examples (I guess it's a 168.024).

What stands out though is the gap between the dial and case. Looks like something is loose, and that for a serviced watch?

Plus, the case is rather polished, which weighs down the value.

What is the offering price?
 
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Case is fine, wrong crystal and end links, easily fixed. Probably replacement crown, original no longer available.
 
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Hi and welcome

I'm sure the more experienced members will chime in, but if I had to venture a guess, I would say the dial looks correct comparing with other examples (I guess it's a 168.024).

What stands out though is the gap between the dial and case. Looks like something is loose, and that for a serviced watch?

Plus, the case is rather polished, which weighs down the value.

What is the offering price?
Thanks for the reply, the asking price is £1800 which seems quite high compared to what i see around (i'm in UK), but i imagine part of it comes down to dealer profit, service, warranty etc. Was trying to figure out what would be a fair offer to make.
 
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Case is fine, wrong crystal and end links, easily fixed. Probably replacement crown, original no longer available.
out of curiosity and to get some knowledge, how can you tell that the crystal and the crowns are wrong?
thanks
 
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£1800 is quite a lot. I imagine some of that money is going towards the beads of rice bracelet which in itself is probably worth a few hundred pounds.
 
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out of curiosity and to get some knowledge, how can you tell that the crystal and the crowns are wrong?
thanks
I have the non-chronometer version sitting on my wrist as we speak.

That is supposed to be a tension-ring crystal with a quite-large ring. Plus, as I said, the original crown is discontinued, so this is its replacement.
 
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£1800 is quite a lot. I imagine some of that money is going towards the beads of rice bracelet which in itself is probably worth a few hundred pounds.
Some for the chronometer and some for the (crappy) service.
 
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If you like this style of Seamaster, I suggest that you have a look on eBay, Chrono24 or wherever you prefer, at Omega Seamaster 166.010 and you’ll see nice examples at a fraction of the price you’ve been quoted.

Also look at the 'sold/completed' section.
 
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I paid $800 for mine on eBay, nearly that much for service (the movement was quite worn), and $250 for the bracelet on eBay (got lucky).

So the numbers can stack up. But, since I wear all of my watches in rotation, they don't get near the wear that they would if any of these were my only watch. Since the newer oils tend to last longer than the organic oils of the past, I don't really anticipate servicing any of them any time soon.

So you have a lot of things to take into consideration. If the service on the chronometer was otherwise good, perhaps the correct crystal will be all you need.
 
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The chronometer versions of this design go for quite a premium. As others have stated, a non-chronometer will be more affordable. These are very nice watches. Try to get one with a 5xx movement. In the early 1970's, they started to use the 10xx movements that were lower quality.
 
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I have the non-chronometer version sitting on my wrist as we speak...
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😲 You may need to see a dermatologist
 
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Thanks everybody for the advice, i browse around and actually yes there's cheaper ones around, just need to be patient. Bummer that we have to pay import taxes from EU now :/
 
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Does this dial looks legit? i can see that the crown is a replacement. Both the hands and the indicators don't have black paint, is that common? thanks
 
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Does this dial looks legit? i can see that the crown is a replacement. Both the hands and the indicators don't have black paint, is that common? thanks
No, it is a redial. The configuration with steel only indices and hands is okay though.
 
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No, it is a redial. The configuration with steel only indices and hands is okay though.
yeah it looked to clean and didn't seem to have much depth, even though difficult to see from this pic. Also the omega logo and text seem very close (and the automatic text seems too big compared to omega), even though i am not sure if it changes from model to model. What made you think it is a redial, for my knowledge?
 
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